Friday 13 January 1911

It was Friday, under the sign of Capricorn. The US president was William Howard Taft (Republican).
Famous people born on this day include Johannes Bjelke-Petersen and Sir Johannes ''Joh'' Bjelke-Petersen.
Maria Bricca, directed by Edoardo Bencivenga, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1911
while The Broad Highway by Jeffrey Farnol was one of the best selling books.
But much more happened that day: find out below..

The Prodigal Judge is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by Vaughan Kester is in the English language, and may not include graphics or images from the original edition.

The Winning of Barbara Worth (1911) Tree men head from California to a frontier town along the Colorado River. Along the way they find a horse tracks which they follow to an abandoned wagon, and a dead woman and child.